Wednesday, November 29, 2017

GREMIO DEFEAT LANUS TO CAPTURE THIRD COPA LIBERTADORES TITLE; BRAZILIAN CLUB TO PLAY IN FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP SEMIS

At Lanus, Argentina:

In Wednesday second match of the Copa Libertadores Final, Fernandinho (26') and Luan Vieira (41') each scored once as Gremio, despite finishing the game with ten men,  defeated Lanus 2-1 on the road in game two and won their third South American club championship----their first since 1995---3-1 on aggregate.

The Brazilian club will play in the semifinal round of the FIFA Club World Cup, set to open next Wednesday in the United Arab Emirate.

Gremio will face off against the winner of the Wydad Casablanca-Pachuca match on December 12 at Al Ain, UAE.

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